"Didn't the last tape from Bin Laden's #2 guy mention something about Feb??" Yes, something about a major attack by a certain date in February...I'm thinking the 15th, but I'm going form memory, so I'm not sure.
The threat date is actually <= 2/4, which coincides with the Islamic holy time and "day of sacrifice" (2/1)? There's a website that shows the countdown, along with a clip of various Hollywood movies (eg: Deep Impact) showing America's destruction. Oh, and there's a bunch of Islamic chanting in the background for the soundtrack.
MERI discounted the "countdown" threat, but AQ has "officially" said that the next attack will be "between the 2 ids" - check:
http://www.why-war.com/news/2003/09/21/alqaidas.html For more.
The video and countdown website is very chilling, but could've just as easily been put together by any Islamic high school or college student as psyops.
These terrorists are really beginning to tweak me off! Hopefully we are not playing by the rules or "nice" (aka 9th Circuit BS) when we catch the bad guys in the US. (Actually, knowing Rumsfeld, these guys are off US soil and are being "coerced" in a very not-so-nice way to spill the beans).